Hello MOU members and MOU-net subscribers, We’re almost halfway through our $5,000 Savaloja Fund Challenge, with a little over a month to go before the Paper Session on December 4. Donors really stepped up since the last update, and I’m happy to report that our current total is over the halfway point at 2,985! Let’s keep up the momentum as we look ahead to the finish line, so please, if you’re thinking of donating and haven’t done so yet, do so today:
https://givemn.org/story/Savaloja The Savaloja Fund was established in 1993. Twenty-eight years later, we’ve learned some pretty important information critical to our understanding of Minnesota’s birds and their populations, and we’re continuing to learn more. We know what conditions are necessary to support healthy populations of Red-headed Woodpeckers and Purple Martins in the state. We know that certain parasites have been implicated as a significant cause of mortality for some birds. We know that Barn Owls appear to be staging an impressive comeback in Minnesota nearly three decades after they disappeared. With the advent of the Motus network and related transmitter technology, we’re learning where our birds come from and where they go outside Minnesota. As we continue to ask questions about our birds, the Savaloja Fund remains a significant source of funding studies like these so that we continue to find answers. Remember that if you’d rather send a check, please send it to our physical address below and make it out to Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union, including “Savaloja” in the memo line: Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union Carpenter Nature Center 12805 Saint Croix Trail South Hastings, MN 55033 Your donations help make important research possible. Thanks for your support! Bob Dunlap, Past President ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
